Sources Sought
Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (SPRRA127RA012)
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation at Huntsville, AL) plans a single purchase of two CH-47 Chinook helicopter actuator items, restricted to The Boeing Company (CAGE code 77272), the only source named. Other firms may still send an offer by the response due date, November 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Central (10:00 AM Eastern), if they meet prequalification requirements. That date is an estimate, and the solicitation will not close before it. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Defense Logistics Agency who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 21, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 19, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation at Huntsville, AL) plans a single purchase of two CH-47 Chinook helicopter actuator items, restricted to The Boeing Company (CAGE code 77272), the only source named. Other firms may still send an offer by the response due date, November 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Central (10:00 AM Eastern), if they meet prequalification requirements. That date is an estimate, and the solicitation will not close before it.
Who can bid
- Meet prequalification requirements to be eligible for award
How to submit: To request the solicitation, email Jay W. Hobbs, Contract Specialist, at jay.hobbs@dla.mil; how offers are sent is not stated in the notice. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Items restricted to The Boeing Company. The Government names Boeing (CAGE 77272) as the source; other firms may send offers, but they must be prequalified and face a very hard path to award.
- Serious: Unit of issue not stated. A quote is priced per unit, and the notice gives QTY 10 and QTY 5 with no unit of issue, so ask the contract specialist before pricing.
- Serious: Prequalification required for any offer. An offeror that is not already approved for these parts cannot be awarded the order.
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- Worth checking: Government lacks the data rights to buy from others. The Government does not own the data to buy these parts from other sources, and says reverse engineering is not economical.
- Minor: Long production lead times. Delivery is listed in days after award and runs from 1,230 days, which affects cash flow and capacity planning.
- Minor: Email requests only. Telephone requests for the solicitation are not accepted.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Line W58H0Z0098862916 (listed under PRON): QTY 10, unit not stated, ACTUATOR, ASSY-LONG CYCLIC, National Stock Number (NSN) 1680-01-691-8679, part number (P/N) 125CS114-1
- Line W58H0Z0098864435 (listed under PRON): QTY 5, unit not stated, ACTUATOR,MECHANICAL, NSN 1680016918724, P/N 125CS114-2
- Delivery to TOBYHANNA, PA, 18466-5059
- Production lead time (PLT) in days after contract award: 1,230 without first article testing (FAT), 1,280 with FAT
- Contract type
- Single purchase contract (combined synopsis/solicitation)
- Period of performance
- Production lead time of 1,230 days after contract award without first article testing, 1,280 days with it
- Place of performance
- Deliveries to TOBYHANNA, PA, 18466-5059
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Central (10:00 AM Eastern)
- How to submit
- To request the solicitation, email Jay W. Hobbs, Contract Specialist, at jay.hobbs@dla.mil; how offers are sent is not stated in the notice
What to include when you submit
- Request the solicitation by email with your name, company name, CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) code and a telephone number; no telephone requests are accepted
- Foreign firms must route requests for the solicitation through their respective embassies
- Meet the prequalification requirements, and seek source approval through the AvMC public website to compete for future solicitations
Current contractor
No incumbent is named; the items are restricted to The Boeing Company (CAGE code 77272).
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation itself is not in the notice text: request it by email from the contract specialist. Terms, clauses, evaluation and how to send an offer are not shown.
- Unit of issue for each quantity is not stated.
- How to obtain the source approval or prequalification, beyond a link to the AvMC website, is not described.
- First article testing requirements are not described.
Eligibility and how to respond
- SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the notice text says who the work is meant for. Any business can reply, and no bid is being taken yet:
- The notice mentions an approved or qualified source list. Only listed sources may be eligible, so check that your company or product is on it.
- The notice text says this is set aside for small businesses, but SAM.gov lists no set-aside. Ask the contracting officer which one applies before you bid.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Huntsville, AL, Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Product/service code
- 1680 · Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Nov 5, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 16, 2026 · Sources Sought (this version)Due Oct 19, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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